Police on Wednesday arrested nine Indian nationals for illegally operating pharmacies in Dodhara Chadani of Kanchanpur. The arrestees have been identified as Sanjaya Bishwas, Kartik Sardar, Rabi Biswhas, Niwas Gaain, Niranjan Adhikari and Bhupendra Puri of Uddhamsingh Town and Rajesh Bishwas, Santosh Sarkar and Sudhanshu Haldar of Pilibhit, India Inspector Bharat Raj Giri said that nine Indian nationals, who had been illegally operating pharmacies in Dodhara Chadani Municipality, were arrested yesterday.

"We have arrested nine Indian nationals with drugs', " he said, adding, 'We will investigate the case and forward it to the Department of Health for action'.